New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-11-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.

mont $3.50 to the campaign fund in
New York. With this example at the
White House, the department. officials
feel safe in .'deing likewise, and the.
consequence is that a good round sum
goes to that State for partisan purposes.
If there are any merits in the Civil Ser
vice Law, it will be hard to discover
them after little more strangling.
The President says in his Thanks
giving Proclamation, that ''every path
OF honest toll has led to comfort and
contentment'' /, but hundreds Of Union
soldiers and widows who have been dis
charged from the Government Printing
Office for no reason but to give place to
confederates and partisans, discover lit
tie beauty in such a heartless sentiment.
The Republican party has always fa-
vored a cheap postal system. The Re
publicans alone we are indebted for the
present rates. Representative Cannon,
of Illinois, is entitled to more than any
other man, for this great blessing. He
now proposes to reduce letter postage
to one cent, and will press this winter
his measure with the hope of success.
If Congress had more such practical
men, there would be far less ground for
complaint.
! had talk yesterday with Senator
Cullom, of Illinois, who is really the
father of the Interstate Commerce
Bill. He says the Commission is Civ
ing rather rigid construction to the
law. but on the whole he believes it is
working well, and with some modifca.
lions which he will propose in the early
part of the session, with confident ex-
pectation Of approval, he thinks the
law will become popular and will be
thoroughly endorsed by the people. By
the way, some of the Senator's friends
say there is Presidential bee buzzing
around his ear. The Republican party
is blessed with an abundance of good
Presidential material, and Gov. .Cullom
is among the number, who sit in the
front row.
There will be a complete re-organiza-
ton of Senate Committees this winter,
and possibly change in the subordi-
nate official list Secretary McCook
does not give the best satisfaction, and
Sergeant at Arms Kennedy has an adj
mirable faculty Of alternating friends.
There will be some loud talk about
these two gentlemen at the first caucus
meeting Of the Republican Senators.
From the mass of information that I
have gathered from the records in the
Bureau of Statistics, I summarize for
this letter the following interesting
items, which posses special value at
this time, as each of the subjects touched
upon are questions of great public dis
cussion, and will be prominent at this
winters session.
The United States has. 101, 684 men,
and $500 vessels engaged in the fishing
industry. The annual fish catch Of the
world, so far as calculated by civilized
governments, amounts to ], 500, Oo0 tons.
This by careful calculation, l compute
to be equal to 100000 car loads, which
would make a train 90 miles long.
The annual consumption of beer in
this country amounts to COS, 765, 547 gal
Ions, at cost to the consumer of $780,
852,438. That of distilled spirits to "a, :
673, 429 gallons, at a cost of 1887, $780,
900. The use of distilled.spirits is grad
ually decreasing while that of beer is
increasing.
Nearly all the sugar produced in the
United States is made in Louisiana, and
amounts this year to $4,000 hogheads,
or about one twelfth of what we con-
sumo. Seven other States produce
sugar, but in small quantities, and
chiefly for local consumption We are
the largest consumers of sugar per cap
tia in the world, and it takes 1889, 125
ton this year to supply us.
The total number of sheep in the
United States was, in 1886, 1892, 331,
and in 1887, "A, 758, 314, being a decrease
of 8, 563 OF, in one year, but taking the
past twelve years together there is an
increase Of 10, 975, 914. California, Ohio
and Texas rank the highest, having
nearly 100000 each. Kansas and
Colorado are increasing more rapidly
than any other States in this industry.
For the year ending June 80, we i'm.
ported 1o7. 200, 900, pounds Of wool, al
a cost of SIG. 600. 900.
MINNESOTA NEWS.